B65B 65/08
Devices for counting or registering the number of articles handled, or the
Official title: Devices for counting or registering the number of articles handled, or the number of packages produced by the machine
B65B65/08 (Devices for counting or registering the number of articles handled, or the) appears on 65 US grants and 67 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 65
- Published applications
- 67
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 119
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus for packaging dosed quantities of solid drug portions17 Mar 2026US 12,577,008 B2Bd Switzerland SàRl
- System and method for automated handling of elastically compressible articles3 Feb 2026US 12,539,995 B2Afa Technologies Sdn Bhd
- Paper sheet handling apparatus2 Sep 2025US 12,404,137 B2Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
- Smart pack for medicines27 May 2025US 12,310,924 B2Swyft Inc.
- Cut and seal method and apparatus29 Apr 2025US 12,286,257 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Smart Pack System for Medicines23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108427 A1Swyft Inc.
- System and method for automated handling of elastically compressible articles6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340319 A1Afa Technologies Sdn Bhd
- Cut and seal method and apparatus7 Aug 2025US 2025/0250055 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Method and apparatus for inspecting, counting and dispensing items24 Apr 2025US 2025/0131551 A1Data Detection Technologies Ltd.
- Apparatus for packaging dosed quantities of solid drug portions6 Mar 2025US 2025/0074641 A1Bd Switzerland SàRl
Most cited
By later US patents
- Batch counter43US 5,587,572 AKirby Devon Limited · 1996
- Optimization of packaging sizes32US 8,340,812 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2012
- Unit for filling containers with products, in particular, pharmaceutical products31US 7,878,366 B2I,M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A. · 2011
- DPA automated assembly and packaging machine17US 6,655,015 B22003
- Vacuum assisted cut-and-seal apparatus with transfer wheel16US 6,732,498 B2Mars, Incorporated · 2004